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Outcome 1

Key Knowledge

• conventions of three or more theatre styles from the pre-modern era.

• approaches to interpreting scripts from the pre-modern era. 

• theatre contexts from the pre-modern era. 

• the use and application of theatre styles, dramaturgy, acting skills, directorial skills and design skills to shape interpretations of scripts from the pre-modern era.

• approaches to creating and maintaining the actor-audience relationships in the interpretations of scripts from the pre-modern era. 

• working practices in production roles to interpret scripts in the pre-modern era.

• innovative practices established in theatre production in the pre-modern era.

• theatre terminology and expressions. 

Key Skills

• identify and describe conventions of theatre styles from the pre-modern era. 

• research texts and contexts of scripts. 

• apply knowledge of the theatre styles and acting, directorial and design skills to shape interpretations of scripts from the pre-modern era. 

• describe actor-audience relationships. 

• undertake dramaturgy and work in production roles to interpret scripts.

• identify and describe innovative practices established in theatre production in the pre-modern era.

• use theatre terminology and expressions. 

LESSON/PRESENTATION RESEARCH QUESTIONS 

1. What was the performance space like and who were the audience? What was their relationship with the performance like? 

2. What is the historical context of this style? (social/political/religious events at this time that may have impacted the development of the theatre style). 

3. Who are the key practitioners in this style? Playwrights, Directors, Designers, Actors, etc. Give examples of their contribution. 

4. What is the language of this style? Is it comedic, improvised, scripted prose, poetic? What are the plays we should know about? 

5.  What is the general aesthetic or feel of this style? What did it look/feel/sound like? How do actors use their movement, voice, facial expression, gestures? What training did they need?

6. What were some of the innovations of this style? New ways of using theatre technologies in design? New ways of approaching acting?